Rethink repeats as 2020 Agency of the Year
The week-long virtual awards reveal concludes with the creative shops that took top honours in this year’s competition.
2020 AOY Silver: NFA stays fixed on growth
The creative agency sticks to its growth plans, with new senior hires and new offices in Montreal and the U.S.
2020 AOY Bronze: BBDO’s flare for fast work that works
Under new leadership, the agency moves to be more results-driven and further develops its in-house production unit.
Who are the 2020 Small Agency of the Year winners?
123w, Juliet and Wunder showed that big creative ideas can come from small shops.
2020 Small AOY Gold: 123w kicks into crisis mode
The Vancouver-based shop’s commitment to talent helped it rally during the early days of the pandemic.
2020 Small AOY Silver: Juliet walks like a giant
With new hires and a growing research arm, the Toronto-based agency is gearing up to help clients move further into digital and ecommerce.
2020 Small AOY Bronze: Two-man Wunder gets scrappy
The Halifax duo aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, whether the work calls for strategic and creative thinking or a clever PR hack.
Here are the 2020 Media Agency of the Year winners
This year, it’s Touche!, PHD and UM that have earned top honours in the media discipline.
2020 Media AOY Gold: Touche! is still all about creativity
The agency’s focus has given clients innovative solutions to specific problems.
2020 Media AOY Silver: PHD taps into the art of science
Under a new global vision, the agency encourages clients to go beyond incremental jumps and aim for “disproportionate returns.”
2020 Media AOY Bronze: UM proves its worth
To help clients address COVID challenges, the shop expanded its consulting service and developed new forecasting tools.
2020 Digital AOY Gold: FCB puts creativity above capabilities
The five-time Gold winner believes without effective ideas, everything else is irrelevant.
2020 PR AOY Gold: As the world changes, so too does The Colony Project
By being nimble and scrappy, the Vision7 agency adapted to the shifting tides of 2020.
2020 PR AOY Silver: Craft digs its toes in CPG stories
The PR shop works against the grain with a focus on less PR-friendly categories that still have interesting stories to tell.
2020 PR AOY Bronze: Pomp & Circumstance marches to its own drum
The PR shop has picked up a bevy of clients (and some hardware) thanks to a renewed focus on creativity.
